The Barcelona World Trade Center is one of the most up and coming icons to the Port Vell area, as it has grown to become one of the main business nucleases in Catalonia.

In fact, the trade center is now widely considered a privileged door for gaining entrance to business in Southern Europe.  Born in 1998, the center’s focus was on the management of integrating different real estate projects, and since then its successes have led it to become an example in its field.

The complex is comprised of four eight-story buildings, each one measuring more than 130,000 square meters.  The architects in charge of the project were Pei, Cobb, and Fred & Partners, who, among others, contributed to the Louvre´s famous glass pyramid.  The building´s 48 meter facades are adorned with glass and plates of white and beige concrete.  The World Trade Center Barcelona also serves as a 273 room hotel and a parking garage for 800 vehicles.

This impressive example of Barcelona, besides containing a convention center of more than 6,000 sq. meters, is also home to a hundred small businesses and twenty five ventures specializing in both products and services, including the luxurious Eurostars Grand Marina hotel.  What´s more, The WTC offers the integration of all of its services from telecommunications to maintenance, and security to translation.

During 2008, WTC Barcelona hosted 400 events with 59,000 people in attendance! Some of the clients who have utilized the WTC Barcelona during the past year were HP, Microsoft, Vodafone, BASF, Esteve, Danone, Banco Sabadell, Renfe, and The Generalitat (regional government) of Catalonia--- among others. 

If you plan on attending one of the WTC's events, or if you would like to experience the best Port Vell has to offer, check the availability of our many apartments Barcelona!